Kathy Morton

Credentials and Education
 
RID Certificate of Interpreting (CI) December 2001. Twenty years interpreting experience including vocational, educational, medical, and legal.  Specialization in vocational and educational with extensive IT , business, and health major classes interpreting experience.  My education includes ITP training classes  in Evansville beginning in 1989 , multiple classes at Vincennes University and Ivy Tech including ASL studies, Deaf Culture, Deaf Community , Basic Spanish,  and Intro to Micro Computers. . Actively attending workshops to stay informed about our dynamic interpreting field.

Personal Information and Background

Born and raised right here in good old Indiana! (smile) My parents were hard working melon farmers (yep, all of us kids had to do this hard work, too) who taught us the value and rewards of our hard work .I currently am living in Owensville, IN  with my  husband of 12 years and our 6 year old daughter. My two older children ages 26 and 22 are from a former marriage of 13 years to a Deaf man, and are both employed and attending college.  I developed an interest in interpreting while married to my Deaf husband, and was absolutely hooked once I began studying and attending ITP classes in Evansville. Upon beginning work as an interpreter, I realized that this is what I truly love doing and feel a great satisfaction when I am able to facilitate communication between all persons involved to a point where they can fully understand one another easily in their native languages.   

Interests

When I was very young I discovered how much I loved music, and when I was around 10 years old I began taking piano lessons. This was my passion for many years and still gives me a lot of pleasure to this day. My church asked me to play for services when I was only 11 years old, and I played for this same church for the next 20 years. All of my children are very talented in music now, so I wonder if they learned this from me? Yes, that is my ego talking, ha! I also enjoy gardening, but have to admit I sure need to improve in this area. My husband and I are currently self- contracting work for our new berm house and are both learning more than we ever expected to.  He and I have learned that we make a good team when it comes to making decisions!